Comparison

Sounds from Space vs Satplex

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sounds from Space

Explore the universe through sound. Listen to unique audio from celestial bodies like black holes and pulsars, as well as historical space missions. Many sounds are derived from scientific data and actual recordings.

Highlights
  • Sounds from black holes, pulsars, and stars
  • Audio from planets and moons
  • Recordings from space missions
  • Sounds derived from scientific data
  • Historical space exploration audio
Features
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You will love this app. Listen to many very interesting yet sometimes strange, unusual and spooky sounds from black holes, pulsars, stars, planets, moons, comets, meteors, space travel, and interstellar space. Additionally, there are sounds from historical manned and unmanned space missions with communications by astronauts, mission control centers, and other personnel as well as recordings of equipment used in these missions. Many of the sounds have an emphasis on scientific studies and were created by both data and actual audio collected from radio, infrared, and x-ray telescopes, low and high frequency radio receivers, and from sensors built into Mars rovers, probes and space labs. Nearly 70 years of space history are included in this app!

About

Satplex

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Satplex is a real-time 3D satellite tracking app covering more than 30,000 objects in Earth's orbit — active satellites, rocket bodies, and debris, all visualized live on an interactive 3D globe. WHAT'S IN ORBIT From GPS and weather satellites to the International Space Station, explore the full catalog of tracked orbital objects. Search by name, browse by category, or tap any object for details — launch date, country of origin, orbital parameters, and an AI-generated description. LIVE ORBITAL TRACKING Every object is propagated in real time using SGP4, the same orbital model used by aerospace agencies worldwide. Watch positions update live as objects move across the globe — not a static snapshot, but the sky as it actually is right now. 3D GLOBE VISUALIZATION Zoom, rotate, and navigate Earth's full orbital shell, from low Earth orbit out to geostationary. See exactly where everything sits relative to Earth and to each other. Whether you're a space enthusiast, student, researcher, or just curious what's flying overhead, Satplex puts the entire orbital catalog in your pocket.

Screenshots

Sounds from Space4 screens
Satplex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Satplex at none against Sounds from Space's shown. Sounds from Space's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sounds from Space versus Satplex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSounds from SpaceSatplex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPurr AppsMatthew Watiker

In-app purchases

None

Sounds from Space

No in-app purchases

None

Satplex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sounds from Space free?
Sounds from Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Satplex free?
Satplex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sounds from Space or Satplex have ads?
Sounds from Space shows ads; Satplex does not.

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